Into The Woods

In less than a blink of an eye, the four young boys found themselves in the middle of the woods. 

"Is this the Enchanted Forest?"  Bobby asked.

"I think so."  Donnie said.

"This doesn't look like an enchanted forest to me."  Doug sputtered.

"If you ask me, we are all going to be killed by wild beasts."  Danny complained.

"No one is asking."  Bobby, Doug and Donnie yelled in unison.

"The best thing for us to do is to find Schmendrick."  Donnie said.

"Who is Schmendrick?"  Doug inquired.

"He is a powerful wizard.  He will let us know if we are in the enchanted forest."

"How do we find Schmendrick?"  Bobby asked.

"One never finds a wizard, a wizard always finds them."  Donnie explained.

"Great, just great!"  Doug said sarcastically.

"We are all going to die... I just know it."  Danny griped.

"Shut up Danny."  The three other boys chimed in.

Without another word, the four boys headed down the path they felt would lead to the home of Schmendrick.  Danny kept his eyes in search of wild beasts.  Just to be safe, the boys all found walking sticks that could be used to protect themselves against any uninvited visitor.  Doug felt he could single handedly take care of the group.  Donnie felt that he would be able to talk to the animals.  Schmendrick and Dr. Doolittle do.

It would be dark soon.  The boys would need to find a place to camp for the night.  Secretly, Danny had scared everyone and no one wanted to be dinner for some wild animal.  With ever snap and crackle from the woods, the boys would freeze in their tracks like a deer caught in the headlights.  What a brave bunch of boys.  The snap would end up being a rabbit hopping through the forest.  The crackle was nothing more than a deer trying to sneak away.

"Wild beasts Danny?"  one of the boys asked.

All four boys laughed.  This would be an adventure they would never forget.